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082 _aCS 363.8 TOW
100 _a"Asthana, M. D. (ed.)"
245 0 _aTowards hunger free India
260 _aNew Delhi
260 _bManohar
260 _c2001
300 _a592 p.
520 _aThe 26 papers collected in this volume come from a seminar organized in April, 2001 in New Delhi jointly by the Planning Commission, Government of India, the United Nations World Food Programme and M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation. The papers throw light on the possibilities for achieving freedom from hunger in India by 2007. While emphasizng the need to give women a pivotal role in economic activities, the papers also focus on extending opportunities of sustainable livelihood, decentralized food management, timely response to natural disasters and improving market access for agricultural exports.
650 _aEconomic development - India
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